Chapter A - Introduction - City of Pickering

• Takes into account externally planned roads and transit to ensure future network
operational flexibility and cost effectiveness of capital expenditures.
This MESPA has been completed in concert with and should be read in conjunction with
the City of Pickering Official Plan and the Seaton Conformity Official Plan
amendmentPickering OPA No. 22, endorsed Seaton Neighbourhood Plans and, to a
limited extent, the plans of subdivision for developments within Seaton.
This Phase 2 MESPA therefore addresses Phase 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class EA
relating to City of Pickering arterial and collector roads. As described in more detail in
Chapter J, Future Study Requirements, many of these arterial and collector roads are
potentially the subject of further Class EA processing.
9.4 ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS AND EVALUATION PROCESS – DO
NOTHING
The Class EA planning process requires that proponents consider only reasonable and
feasible solutions to the identified problem. The Class EA planning process, anticipates
that proponents will include as one of these alternatives the option of “Do Nothing”.
In the case of Seaton, the issuance by the Provincial government of the CPDP was the
first step in the evaluation of alternatives stage, involving a province-initiated “Seaton
Planning and Design Exercise” to identify and evaluate alternatives for the structural
elements of the Seaton Community. This planning and design process was carried out in
close consultation with the City, the Regional Municipality of Durham, and the TRCA. A
preferred plan for the structural elements was identified, and the process culminated with
an international design competition for the new urban community (Seaton). Based on
the work completed prior to the initiation of the MESP and the extensive consideration of
alternatives to development in Seaton, as well as the study of the form of urban
development within Seaton, this MESP does not specifically addressing the “Do Nothing”
alternative for each of the arterial and collector roads proposed.
The information collected during the preparation of the MESPA was used to refine the
location and design principles for the transportation systems and to evaluate potential
impacts on the Natural Heritage System. Chapter C, Transportation presents findings of
the transportation system analyses, alternatives, potential impacts to the environment as
defined in the Environmental Assessment Act and mitigation measures which are to be
undertaken to safeguard the environment when a crossing of the NHS lands is required.
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